This comprehensive list of the best board games of 2020 includes strategy, luck, and family fun- with perfect ideas for your Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas gift shopping! Our family is extremely competitive, so it’s no wonder we have a giant collection of card games and board games. Some are better than others, however. […]
This comprehensive list of the best card games of 2020 includes strategy, luck, and family fun- with perfect ideas for your Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas gift shopping! Our family is extremely competitive, so it’s no wonder we have a giant collection of card games and board games. Some are better than others, however. […]
Here are some great ideas for service projects and simple acts of kindness for nursing home residents! You will make them feel so special as you serve them in socially-distance approved ways during this pandemic. As a nursing home nurse, this pandemic has really hit home. Since the elderly are one of the most at-risk […]
Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for everyone on your list? We’ve got you covered with our stocking stuffer ideas that we love to give and receive–the good stuff! Oddly enough, one of my favorite Christmas traditions is stocking stuffers. As a child, it was awesome waking up to find my white stocking overflowing with […]
A new baby is a sweet, huge change for a family! We are preparing to introduce a little boy to the world, and I want my other kids to feel special and included on the day their brother arrives. So I am in the process of making Big Sister gifts! This time, our Big Sister […]
Running low on your Christmas budget this year? Want to give something a little more personal for the family gift exchange? Well, look no further! Every year for our family gift exchange, we have a wide variety of gifts, some store bought and some homemade. I always love the homemade gifts because it means you thought […]
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Well, Father’s Day is just around the corner and just like every year I am sitting here trying to decide what to get my amazing dad for Father’s Day. Men are so hard to buy for-especially men you care about! Since I was searching for gifts anyway, I decided to round up my top picks […]
Here I am again, waiting until the very last minute to shop! Thank goodness for Amazon, or all of my loved ones would think that I don’t love them! As with every major holiday, it’s time to think of a new gift that will show them how much you care, without breaking the bank. If […]
Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gifts for him that he’ll actually love? These are our top picks for the men in your life! It’s that time of year again! Valentine’s Day. The day where you are supposed to shower your significant other with gifts and treats to show them that you love them. Men […]
I love Valentine’s Day! I love how cheesy and lovey-dovey it is. Even when I was single, my mom always made it fun and special. Which is probably why I love it so much. Today, I’m doing a post on what I do for my kids, since they are some of my favorite Valentines. Make […]
And now we arrive at my absolute favorite tradition. A phrase I hear often this time of year is “New Year, New You!” I love setting goals and making charts. However, my New Year’s resolutions are often forgotten about….oh the end of January. It’s hard to stick with it. Especially when it involves exercise and […]
We’re winding down to the last few tradition posts this year! It’s Christmas Eve, the cookies are baking, and I’m taking a few minutes to share one of my family’s essential Christmas traditions: Christmas service. Every year we do Christmas service either in the morning or the afternoon. How is this different than the other […]
Now that finals are over, Christmas is upon us! The snow is falling and families are starting to come together. One of my family’s favorite things to do together is sing. We all love music so much, and what better music to sing than the songs of Christmas. They all talk about our Savior, his […]
You may have read in one of our other posts that a Crouch family tradition growing up was to read Christmas stories throughout December together. We would gather together in our living room and select various short stories to read out loud. One of my favorite stories from the collections we chose from was called […]
